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Expressing Necessity with a Participle – On Mentävä, On Odotettava

December 24, 2019

In the Finnish language TÄYTYY is used to say someone MUST do something. Alternative, expressing necessity with a participle is also possible. Learn more!

Adjectives Ending in -NUT/-NYT

September 16, 2019

Words Ending in...

Väsynyt, väsyneenä, väsyneeltä... Kuollut, kuoleella, kuolleen... Learn more about how to put adjectives ending in -nut/nyt in the Finnish cases!

Oleva Olevan Olevasi Olevansa – What?

July 8, 2019

Participles

What do the words oleva olevan olevasi and olevansa mean exactly? Learn more about this participle and how to use it in our article!

The 5 Finnish Participles – Overview

July 5, 2019

Participles

The page contains an overview of the 5 finnish participles and their most important uses. It also contains links to all our other participle articles!

Agent Participle – Agenttipartisiippi

June 8, 2019

Participles

The agent participle has the marker -mA, and expresses the agent of something (kirjoittamani kirja, or äidin kirjoittama kirja).

Overview of the Passives

May 6, 2019

Verb Tenses and Moods

In this overview of the passives you can find the present passive, the past passive and the passive conditional all in one place!

The Passive Past Participle – TU-partisiippi

April 29, 2019

Participles

Tehty, menty, syöty and siivottu are examples of the passive past participle. They all have the -TU marker in common. Learn how to use and form it now!

The 5 Finnish Infinitives

April 26, 2019

Infinitives

Do you know when to use ostaa, ostaakseen, ostaen, ostaessa, ostettaessa, ostamassa, ostaminen, or ostaakseen? The 5 finnish infinitives are pretty cool!

The Future Tense in Finnish – Expressing Intent

April 6, 2019

Verb Tenses and Moods

Why is there no future tense in finnish? How do you express intent when you can't use a tense for it? Learn how Finns talk about future events!

The Passive Present Participle – TAVA-Participle

March 19, 2019

Participles

Tehtävä, luettava, sanottava, muistettava and tarvittava are all examples of the present passive participle. Learn more about it in this article!